[anamax]

> It is probable that children with learning disabilities will always need more care (and hence money). I think the real issue is that we are falling short of stimulating our brightest children. That doesn't justify taking from children with specific needs for support.

Okay - so where are you going to get the money?

In the short term, the size of the pie is fixed. In the long term, it isn't.

It may be that spending a greater percentage of resources on "smart kids" will produce enough more wealth that there will be more resources to spend on "not so smart" kids. Or not.

This isn't a question that can be answered with platitudes.